'Tear Gas' Fired At Kenya Opposition March Against Electoral Commission

Police in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, have fired tear gas into a crowd of opposition supporters who were marching to demand the dissolution of the country's electoral commission ahead of next year's election, Reuters news agency reports.

Main opposition leader Raila Odinga and other leading politicians had demanded the disbandment of the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) over the weekend and said they would storm its offices to eject its commissioners.

Mr Odinga rejected the 2013 election result that brought President Uhuru Kenyatta into power, alleging massive fraud.

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